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         <caption>Here is a more complex sample table.</caption>

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                  <h1>Python comparison</h1><br />
                  <p>Approximate as of 12/2001</p>
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               <th>Average Length (Feet)</th>
               <th>Indigenous region</th>
               <th>Arboreal?</th>
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               <th>Indian Python</th>
               <td>20</td>
               <td>southeast Asia</td>
               <td rowspan = "2">Indian Python</td>
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               <th>Royal Python</th>
               <td>4</td>
               <td>equatorial West Africa</td>
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